Spoon-holder



SPOON-HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet l mlad May 31, less INVENTOR Jam '1970 MAAo SAKURAI 3,48%946 SPOON-HOLDER Fima May 31, 1968 2 sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR United States Patent O 3,487,946 SPOON-HOLDER Masao Sakurai, 423 Kurillara-cho, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan Filed May 31, 1968, Ser. No. 733,477 Claims priority, application Japan, May 30, 1967, 42/ 45,686 Int. Cl. A47f 7/00; A47g 23/00 U.S. Cl. 211-60 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIGURE 1 shows a plan of a spoon-holder according to the present utility model.

FIGURE 2 shows a partal longitudinal sectonal view of said spoon-holder; and

FIGURE 3 shows an oblique view illustratng the use of said spoon-holder.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The spoon-holder of this contrivance has a flat dish 1, the periphery of the inside of said dish being provided Fice With several sucton cups 2; colored pieces 3 of flower and other patterns being planted at the center of said dish; and the bottom plate 4 of said dish being provided With a stepped groove 6, into Which the tips of spoons 5 are positioned with their bowls arranged around the planted colored pieces 3.

Such being the composition of this contrivance, when the spoons 5 are sucked in upright position by the sucton cups 2 as shown in FIG. 3, the plated surfaces of bowls reflect the colored pieces 3 and the whole thing looks very beautiful. Moreover, since the spoon tips engage the stepped groove 6 formed at the bottom plate 4 of the holder, a perfect upright positon can be maintained, making the display on the table look pretty and vastly enhancing its value.

What is claimed is:

1. A spoon holder comprising a dish 1 with a bottom plate 4; the periphery of the inside of the dish being provided with a plurality of sucton cups 2 for holding the spoons in an upright position; means at the center of the dish for holding colored pieces of flowers 3 and other patterns; said bottom plate having a stepped groove 6 into which the tips of spoons 5 fit whereby the spoons are positioned so that their bowls are arranged around the colored pieces 3.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS JAMES A. LEPPINK, Primary Examiner 

